The Walking Dead Gets Simpsonized in Eerily Good Fan Art

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The Walking Dead Gets Simpsonized in Eerily Good Fan Art

The Governor - currently at-large on the TV show - likes to keep the heads of walkers. So for this image, Noterdaem put a Futurama twist on the image and put them in head jars.

Rick Grimes has been something of a reluctant hero on the show of late, but in Noterdaem's version he's his earlier tough-guy self.

Michonne wielding her ever-ready katana sword. And death stare.

Glenn and Maggie are an inseparable couple even in their Simpsonized incarnations.

Carl's been looking a lot less timid than this in the last few episodes. He's still got a gun, though.

Daryl Dixon. Tough as ever.

Typically, The Simpsons only gets gruesome once a year, during its annual Halloween Treehouse of Horror episode. But after completely geeking out over Adrien Noterdaem's "Simpsonized" versions of characters from Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and other shows, we decided to take the next step and have Noterdaem give the Springfield treatment to one of the most horrific shows of the season: The Walking Dead. Luckily, he was already a Dead fan – particularly of the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman.

"It's one of the best comics I've read – I was shocked so many times!" Noterdaem told WIRED. "I watch the TV show but it's not as good as the comics. Sometimes it's more about showing zombies than telling a story about a group of [survivors]."

That doesn't mean the best characters from the current season of Walking Dead – and seasons past – didn't make for great illustrations. Noterdaem turned the increasingly calculating Carl into a Bart-like figure with his pistol ready and his eyes akimbo. Rick Grimes, who has become an increasingly reluctant hero this season, has a bit of his swagger back with his hat on and his gun raised. Michonne looks as badass as ever with her katana sword, and Glenn and Maggie are (naturally) inseparable. But the Governor, who has been on the lam this season but who according to Kirkman "could attack at any moment," was by far Noterdaem's favorite to create – right down to his collection of zombie heads, now preserved in jars that may look familiar to fans of Groening's other famous show, Futurama.

"It's definitely an incredible character, it's always really fun to draw the 'bad guys,'" Noterdaem said. "Plus it was a great opportunity to make a Futurama crossover."

Check out the Simpsonized Walking Dead characters, exclusive to WIRED (except Daryl, which he'd previously created) in the gallery above and contemplate whether or not you might want to make one of these cross-cannon creations your new, last-minute Halloween costume.